Orion

Illustration of the SpaceX Starship lander that will carry NASA's first astronauts to the moon as part of the Artemis program. Image: SpaceX

NASA chose SpaceX to land a manned spacecraft on the moon for a demonstration of capability

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The choice of Spice X is as a sole supplier. Also competing in the tender was a group that included Blue Origin Lockheed Martin and another group led by the Dintics Corporation which was a partner in the Apollo project. The evaluation: the proposal of Spice X
The simulation of the Orion spacecraft, with which NASA intends to send astronauts to "deep space" - in the first stage to orbit around the moon, and perhaps in the future even to Mars. Source: NASA.

Open the gate to deep space

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Simulation of the SLS routine. Source: NASA.

NASA wants to launch astronauts already on the first flight of the SLS heavy launch vehicle

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The SLS launcher has an orange stage in the center, similar to the shuttle boosters. Image: NASA

How Till was born

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SLS launcher at launch. Image: NASA

NASA will attach 13 tiny satellites to the first test flight of the heavy-lift launch vehicle SLS in 2018

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Moment of explosion from SpaceX's Falcon-9 launcher, 28/6/15. Screenshot from NASA TV

Summary of 2015 in space, part XNUMX: failures and successes

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Orion's first test flight - the moment it touches the water as photographed from the ship USS ANCORAGE. Screenshot from NASA TV

NASA: Success for the first test flight of Orion (video of the landing)

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The Orion spacecraft photographs the parachutes above it, about a minute before landing in the Pacific Ocean. From NASA TV

Successful launch, journey and landing of the Orion spacecraft on the first test flight

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An infographic describing the journey of the Orion spacecraft from launch to landing

Orion spacecraft launch - infographic and photo gallery

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In the meantime, fly without astronauts. Orion on the launch pad. Photo: NASA

USA returns to space - first test flight for the "Orion" spacecraft

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Orion so the launch is near 07:00 EST, 14:00 Israel time on December 4, 2014. Screenshot from NASA TV

The experimental launch planned for today of the Orion spacecraft replacing the shuttle was canceled

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The Orion spacecraft on top of the Delta 4 Heavy launcher at launch pad 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in preparation for launch on December 4, 2014. Photo: NASA/Kim Shiflet

On Thursday it happens - the first experimental and unmanned launch of the Orion spacecraft - the shuttle's replacement

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NASA will test the astronaut rescue system for the first time, in the test launch of Orion and the Heavy Launcher

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A crane lifts the Orion EFT-1 crew module from its storage facility for transfer to continued assembly at the Test and Operations Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

Orion - a successful experiment with malfunctioning parachutes; NASA and Lockheed Martin are ramping up testing to get ahead of schedule

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SLS - NASA's planned Heavy Launch Vehicle. Image: NASA

NASA has announced the start of development of a heavy launcher that will carry humans beyond Earth's orbit

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MPCV - Artist's illustration - NASA

NASA announces a key decision to build manned spacecraft that will be used as a means of transportation into deep space

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A hotel in space that Galactic Suite plans to open in 2012

Cities in space: dream or reality?

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Electricity from a nuclear reactor will provide energy for the moon settlers

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Apollo 2.0?

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A law that should soon pass through Congress will allow NASA to purchase space in the Soyuz

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NASA Administrator Michael Griffin: Europe must develop a manned launch capability

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NASA is considering launching a manned mission to an asteroid

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Fear of a design flaw in the rocket that will replace the shuttle

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In the beginning was Sputnik - B - the next fifty years in space

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How do you plan a spacecraft in the 21st century?

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NASA will request a manned lunar orbit in 2015

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A team at NASA is looking into what it will take to adapt Orion technology to land on a near-Earth asteroid

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NASA has completed a review of the Ares 1 rocket requirements

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NASA concludes 2006 as a year full of activity

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NASA will build a radio telescope on the moon; Will Britain also join NASA's lunar program?

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Astronomers gathered at the Space Telescope Science Center: Must build observatories on the moon

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Orion: a new era in manned spaceflight

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The return to the moon program and the manned spacecraft that will replace the shuttle will be called "Orion"

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The insulation foam will also remain in the next generation of spaceships

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A new name for NASA's future launchers: Ares 1 and Ares 5. The passenger spacecraft has yet to be named

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NASA has officially announced the spacecraft that will replace the shuttle and fly to the moon (+ photos)

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The return to the moon

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Who will benefit from returning to the moon?

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NASA director supports speeding up space plane development * Space station staff reduction approved

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Astronomers are pushing to build an observatory on the moon

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